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Chapter 863 - 483: Be Cautious Too_2

Chapter 863: Chapter 483: Be Cautious Too_2

Tossing and turning until nearly dawn, they finally peeled the skin off the giant python that had been tormented all day and still hadn’t recovered its strength, and had a hearty meal with their pets before returning to the greenhouse.

Everything seemed so normal, nobody would know what these lazy pets, who could barely muster the energy to move during the day, had actually been through at night.

During the day, I’d wander around everywhere, just to let people know I was back, and then find an excuse to run off to the nearby gullies to keep people chopping wood—the school was preparing for exams, and as soon as the exams ended in a few days, it would be the busy harvest time. Many fields had already begun harvesting, and it wasn’t interesting for me to go there.

While they were working, he remembered something, so he held another meeting at night, asking Heizi and Old Ou to inquire about buying a used mini truck.

Now, there was only one big truck in the compound, and it was a loss to keep running it back and forth for transport. In fact, for things like delivering jerky or mushrooms, a small car would do. Not to mention that big trucks consume more fuel, but the toll fees were also outrageously expensive. There’s a toll station in almost every county, and big trucks not only have higher fees, but they are also more likely to be caught with faults and fined—it’s better to get a small truck.

He didn’t even bother with this trivial matter, saying he’d let Heizi handle it but really, everyone in the compound would use their own connections to inquire who had a second-hand small truck for sale, a pretty simple task, unworthy of his personal involvement.

Days passed by, and before one knew it, the National Day was just around the corner.

Yan Fei was still doing his usual rounds early in the morning, then preparing to disappear for the whole day. Everyone was already used to the boss’s mysterious comings and goings, so nobody said anything.

That morning, I strolled to the village office, planning to check if Mayor Chen’s list of 200 poverty alleviation households had been reported.

Boss Yan, coming and going from the village government as if it were his own home, walked into the Mayor’s office, looked at the list for a while, and then made a small suggestion, "Uncle Chen, there are four households from Huangtuwa on the list again this time? I think two would suffice for their village, why not give two more to Guan Village instead?"

Mayor Chen was slighted stunned at first but then quickly understood the reason and looked at him with a smile, "You... you..."

Yan Fei, not blushing in the slightest: "Heh heh, I’m just that petty."

Mayor Chen didn’t say much, just smiled and called in a young man, instructing him, "Take a look at Huangtuwa and reduce it by two households, then give Guan Village a call and have them report two more."

The young man smiled at Yan Fei and left with the list.

Yan Fei also stood up, "Well, if there’s nothing else Uncle Chen, I’ll take my leave. Continue with your work! I’ve got the calves ready on my side, I’ll rear them for a few more days to ensure they are free of issues before distributing them altogether. The rest is up to you to worry about!"

Mayor Chen waved his hand with a laugh, "I’m not old yet! Go on, go on, go busy yourself..."

Yan Fei left the office and took a familiar turn to the young man’s office, who had been holding the list, "Don’t rush to decide which two to cut. Find out, among those four households, there’s bound to be ones with particularly good relations with their village leaders, maybe even relatives. It’s those you should cut."

The young man had also been to Huangtuwa with Yan Fei before, and he understood what was meant, nodding and agreeing immediately.

Indeed, Yan Fei held a grudge against Huangtuwa, for he was one to repay grievances. Last time when he went there wanting to rent dozens of acres to grow fodder, things turned unpleasant, and he had remembered it ever since.

The village leaders there were too selfish, taking advantage of a little power to play their games. Giving them two households was already generous. Those two were given because of the decent young men from their village like Tian Dafu and Tian Dazhuang, otherwise they wouldn’t receive anything at all.

The village of Guan Village was much smaller than the connected villages of Heap Hillock and Huangtuwa. Now, giving them two more spots, anyone with clear eyes could see that this was because Guan Village was growing fodder for the cattle farm, and several young people were doing good work there, so they deserved some consideration.

As for why Huangtuwa had two spots cut, others might not know, but the people in their own village surely understood best. Initially, Yan Fei had the best impression of Huangtuwa—the first cooperative cattle farming was with Tian Dafu from that village, and later he also had good relations with the young people there. Now things had turned out this way, the reasons behind it were clear in the hearts of those who should understand.

There’s no need to spell out these matters; everyone is well aware of them internally.

Yan Fei wanted just this effect. Although he had no intention of playing the "those who are with me prosper, those against me perish" game, those who had offended him certainly couldn’t expect the same treatment as others. Otherwise, wouldn’t it seem too easy to bully him?

One cannot always be magnanimous; occasionally being a bit petty can be a good thing.

Stirring up a little trouble every now and then let people know he wasn’t easy to talk to, and also discouraged them from harbouring any inappropriate thoughts. Looking to the future, if the village leadership couldn’t bring benefits to everyone, and instead made their own village inferior compared to others, there would inevitably be complaints from the villagers.

But that was none of Yan Fei’s business, and he’d be pleased to see a change in leadership during the next village head election. At least with a different leader, it would be easier to get things done in the future.

Having interacted with many people by now, Yan Fei had learned the ropes without a teacher. Even if he wasn’t knowledgeable himself, he could make comparisons. Between the village head of Huangtuwa and the old party secretary from the western village, one could tell which type of leader was good and which was simply unfit for the position.

However, Yan Fei didn’t have the luxury of pondering over such ’major issues’ at the moment; he focused solely on his cattle farm. Other matters were beyond his concern. If he could get half the village working for his cattle farm, his word would be very influential when it came to electing village officials. Of course, he didn’t plan on meddling too much—more control meant more trouble.

Better to just honestly go back to chopping trees!

On the riverbank, countless logs of various sizes were already stacked. Yan Fei had arranged them in a large circle, yet it felt insufficient, so he had to continue working, unable to attend to any trifling matters.

While he was busy logging every day, early one morning, Secretary Jiao’s secretary, Xiao Zhao, called him: "Boss Yan, aren’t you preparing to organize a poverty alleviation cooperative cattle farming event for the National Day? Secretary Jiao wants to know how the preparations are going."

Yan Fei was momentarily taken aback: "It’s already all prepared! The calves are now at the cattle farm, just waiting for people to come and get them."

"That’s great to hear!" Xiao Zhao was very pleased. "We’re planning to report your project for National Day, as a tribute to the celebration. Secretary Jiao suggests that you hold a ceremony the day before to distribute the cattle, what do you think?"

Without hesitation, Yan Fei agreed, "They can be distributed right now. I’ll go tell Mayor Chen in a bit and notify everyone to come over the day before National Day to collect their cattle. Will you be coming? It’s been a long time, come over for a meal!"

Xiao Zhao was delighted at the offer: "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be there. Secretary Jiao will come too, but we can’t stay long at your place—we’ll just take a quick look and then head back, as there are several other businesses to visit. You know how it is during National Day; we’re extremely busy, running around non-stop, with no time even to eat."

Yan Fei understood: "Alright then, I’ll go talk to Mayor Chen right now. You’re welcome to visit anytime."

Before he could even get on his motorcycle, the phone rang again. It was Mayor Chen, who spoke directly, "You took the call just now, didn’t you? Is one day in advance okay with you?"

Yan Fei: "No problem, I was just about to come and talk to you about it!"

"Then don’t bother coming down here; I’ll have someone make the calls to notify everyone. You prepare on your end too. I expect there might be reporters there, we’re on a tight schedule, so let’s not waste time."

"Sure thing!"

Actually, there wasn’t much to prepare; the cattle farm just needed to have the cooperation agreements ready. When Yan Fei had last spoken to Mayor Chen, he learned that even the banners had been prepared by the township, and the cattle farm merely needed a thorough cleaning; nothing else required his attention.

These were tasks they were all familiar with; everyone knew exactly what to do when the time came. It was quite simple indeed.